ships by type: bulk 23, cargo 7, chemical tanker 3, combination
bulk 2, container 1, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 2,
refrigerated cargo 7, vehicle carrier 6
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: Australia 2, Canada 1, China 1, France 1, Greece 1,
Hong Kong 1, Japan 22, Netherlands 1, Norway 1, Switzerland 1, US 4
(2000 est.)
Venezuela:
total: 36 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 490,160
GRT/897,694 DWT
ships by type: bulk 7, cargo 10, liquefied gas 2, passenger/cargo
1, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea passenger 1
(2000 est.)
Vietnam:
total: 143 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 705,388
GRT/1,071,902 DWT
ships by type: bulk 8, cargo 108, chemical tanker 1, combination
bulk 1, container 2, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 18,
refrigerated cargo 3 (2000 est.)
Virgin Islands:
none (2000 est.)
Wallis and Futuna: total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 48,853 GRT/43,128 DWT
ships by type: passenger 3, petroleum tanker 1
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: France 1 (2000 est.)